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The Assassin's Curse by Kevin Sands
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Christopher Rowe is back and there are more puzzles, riddles, and secrets to uncover in this third novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.Wherever Christopher Rowe goes, adventure—and murder—follows. Even a chance to meet King Charles ends in a brush with an assassin.All that’s recovered from the killer is a coded message with an ominous sign-off: more attempts are coming...

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The Whispers in the Walls by Sophie Cleverly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
When the walls begin to speak, it is unwise to ignore what they have to say...At the bidding of their cold-hearted stepmother, twin sisters Scarlet and Ivy are sentenced to board for a year at Rookwood School. The headmaster is cruel, the hallways are drafty, and there seems to be a thief afoot...

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Serafina and the Seven Stars by Robert Beatty
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Serafina and Braeden make an epic return in the hotly anticipated fourth installment of Robert Beatty's #1 New York Times best-selling Serafina series. Serafina, the Guardian of Biltmore Estate, has won battle after battle against the dark forces encroaching on her home. Now, tranquility has returned to Biltmore. Serafina doesn't trust it...

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Serafina and the Twisted Staff by Robert Beatty, Lale Günseli Bayır
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 20 ratings
Serafina's defeat of the Man in the Black Cloak has brought her out of the shadows and into the daylight realm of her home, Biltmore Estate. Every night she visits her mother in the forest, eager to learn the ways of the catamount...

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Call of the Wraith by Kevin Sands
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Christopher Rowe is back, and there are more puzzles, riddles, and secrets to uncover in this fourth novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.Christopher Rowe has no idea who he is. After being shipwrecked in Devonshire, he wakes up alone, his memories gone. Villagers tell him he was possessed by an unseen evil, and only became conscious after being visited by the local witch...

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The Lost Twin by Sophie Cleverly
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Ivy, I pray that it's you reading this. And if you are, well, I suppose you're the new me...When shy Ivy's troublemaking twin Scarlet vanishes from Rookwood boarding school, Ivy is invited to "take her place." But when Ivy arrives, she discovers the school's true intention; she has to pretend to be Scarlet. She must think like Scarlet, act like Scarlet, become Scarlet...

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Mission Titanic by Jude Watson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 17 ratings
The Outcast was banished from the Cahill family, never mentioned again. For years, he’s been lurking, watching, recruiting, waiting for the chance for revenge. And now he strikes, with a diabolical plan. The Outcast recreates four of history’s most infamous disasters, and gives the Cahill kids just days to stop them...

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Serafina and the Splintered Heart by Robert Beatty, Битти Роберт
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
The storms are coming.... Something has happened to Serafina. She has awoken into a darkness she does not understand, scarred from a terrible battle, only to find that life at Biltmore Estate has changed in unimaginable ways. Old friends do unthinkable things and enemies seem all around...

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The Raven's Revenge by Kevin Sands
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Christopher finally uncovers the Raven’s identity in this sixth novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.The stakes are higher than ever when the Raven sets Christopher up for a horrible crime, leading him to be locked away in London’s most notorious prison...

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Vespers Rising by Rick Riordan, Gordon Korman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
· 29 ratings
The Cahills aren't the only family searching for the Clues. . . .The Cahills thought they were the most powerful family the world had ever known. They thought they were the only ones who knew about Gideon Cahill and his Clues. The Cahills were wrong.Powerful enemies --the Vespers-- have been waiting in the shadows. Now it's their time to rise and the world will never be the same...

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Silent Night by Clifford Riley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
A brand new holiday adventure from the world of The 39 Clues! The year is 1914 and war is raging in Europe. Eager to win glory for the Lucian branch, sixteen-year-old Rupert Davenport (Ian Kabra's ancestor) sneaks off to France to join the fighting. But the reality of battle is unlike anything Rupert imagined...

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The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
The first book in the thrilling time travel adventure trilogy from New York Times bestselling Spy School author Stuart Gibbs! Before they were legends, they were friends. All for one and one for all!On a family trip to Paris, Greg Rich's parents disappear. They're not just missing from the city—they're missing from the century...

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39 Clues, The: Doublecross, Book 4: Mission Atomic by Sarwat Chadda, David Pittu
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
The thrilling conclusion to 39 Clues Part VI: Doublecross...

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Warriors of Cumorah by Chris Heimerdinger
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
When Becky and Josh Plimpton are kidnapped by Todd Finlay, Megan and her two suitors, Ryan and Apollus, attempt to rescue them, but through the mysterious powers of the Rainbow Room, one group ends up in nineteenth-century Jerusalem and the other in central America hundreds of years after the visitation of the Savior to the Nephites...

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The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake. A page-turning time travel adventure for ages 8-11. UK bestseller now enjoyed by thousands of young readers. When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbour's dog...

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Isle of Fire by Wayne Thomas Batson
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
Brace yourself for a thrilling high-seas adventure and dare to set sail for the "Isle of Fire."""A great explosion rocked the crowded harbor. Flaming debris screamed into the sky and then rained down into the burning water below. The ferocious blaze engulfed ship after ship expanding the circle of destruction in mere heartbeats. The fire rain had been unleashed...

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Feathered Serpent, Part 1 by Chris Heimerdinger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
Transport yourself back in time for another adventure in the ongoing saga that began with "Tennis Shoes Among The Nephites" and "Gadiatons And The Silver Sword". Join Jim Hawkins as he embarks upon his most difficult and perilous quest - a quest for survival against unseen enemies...

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Willa of the Wood by Robert Beatty, فاطمه طاهری
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
Move without a sound. Steal without a trace.Willa, a young night-spirit, is her clan's best thief. She creeps into the cabins of the day-folk under cover of darkness and takes what they won't miss. It's dangerous work--the day-folk kill whatever they don't understand--but Willa will do anything to win the approval of the padaran, the charismatic leader of the Faeran people...

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Legacy by Clifford Riley
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
· 19 ratings
The first of seven brand new 39 clues stories, leading up to one explosive reveal.Time is running out for Grace Cahill as she struggles to make the most important choice of her life: a decision that will shape the future of the Cahill family... and the world at large...

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Operation Trinity by Clifford Riley, David Pittu
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
· 19 ratings
For 500 years, the Cahills have been the most powerful family in the world. For 500 years, they've protected the source of their power - the 39 Clues. And for 500 years, they've kept their secrets silent. Until now...

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The Black Book of Buried Secrets by Mallory Kass, Rick Riordan
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
· 25 ratings
For the past five hundred years, the Cahills have silently dominated the world. Their desperate hunt for the 39 Clues lies behind some of history’s biggest enigmas – the curse of the Hope diamond, the race to summit Mt. Everest, the wild life and death of Harry Houdini. And now – finally – the secrets are out...

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暁の円卓 2情熱の歳月 [Jōnetsu No Saigetsu] by Ralf Isau
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Born in 1900, David Camden lived for 100 years, and this series of four fantasy novels uses his life to recount the achievements of the 20th century through fantasy worlds, ancient myths, sagas, and legends. Camden's life mission is to oppose The Twilight Circlepica de un hombre contra fuerzas antiguas y poderosas...

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Somebody Stop Ivy Pocket by Caleb Krisp
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Are you ready for Ivy Pocket? The wickedly funny, completely unreliable maid of no importance returns—this time as a coffin maker’s daughter—in this action-packed sequel to Anyone but Ivy Pocket. School Library Journal says, “Fans of . . . Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events will love Ivy Pocket’s zany adventures...

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Stolen Magic by Stephanie Burgis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
When Kat’s family travels to a grand country house on the Devon coast for her sister Angeline’s wedding, Kat is stalked by a dangerous magical enemy - and finds everything she thought she knew about her late mother called into question...

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The Ghost of Midnight Lake by Lucy Strange
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
From award winning author Lucy Strange comes a thrilling ghost story about a strong willed heroine who will follow even the most restless spirit in order to untangles the dark mystery of her own past.It's 1899. The Earl of Gosswater has died, and twelve-year-old Agatha has been cast out of her ancestral home - the only home she has ever known - by her cruel cousin, Clarence...

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Quest for the Secret Keeper by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Delphi Keep is awash in activity, and for Ian, Theo, and Carl, their safe haven might be nearing its end. The Royal Navy has taken the keep to use as a hospital and the tunnels running under the keep and the castle are ideal to set up a central communications outpost for the approaching war...

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The Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Aleja whiles away her days in her family's dusty tavern in Seville, dreaming of distant lands and believing in the kind of magic that she's only ever read about in books. After all, she's always being told that girls can't be explorers.But her life is changed forever when adventure comes for her in the form of a fabled vessel called the Ship of Shadows...

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Moonlocket by Peter Bunzl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
It’s hard to escape the secrets from the past. Storm clouds gather over Lily and Robert’s summer when criminal mastermind the Jack of Diamonds appears. Jack is searching for the mysterious Moonlocket—but that’s not the only thing he’s after. Suddenly, dark secrets from Robert’s past plunge him into danger. Jack is playing a cruel game that Robert is wrapped up in...

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Fireworks by Clifford Riley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
The last of seven brand new 39 Clues stories, with an explosive secret revealed!The holidays can be hard for any family, but they're particularly tough for the Cahills. Amy Cahill is exhausted from her training. Dan can't forget the tragedies he witnessed on the Clue hunt. Ian and Natalie Kabra are trying to enjoy the London festivities, but it's hard without their parents...

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The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Critically acclaimed author Kimberley Griffiths Little spins a thrilling story of one girl's race to unravel the curse that has haunted her family for generations. When Larissa Renaud starts receiving eerie phone calls on a disconnected old phone in her family's antique shop, she knows she's in for a strange summer...

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The Queen of Thieves by Johan Rundberg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Mika will do what it takes to uncover a string of thefts in the city―and keep her fellow orphans safe. After a merciless winter, spring has sprung in 1880 Stockholm, and the city awaits the arrival of the SS Vega , the first ship to have sailed the Northeast Passage...

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Linnets and Valerians by Elizabeth Goudge
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
The four Linnet children: Nan, Robert, Timothy and Betsy are sent to live with their strict grandmother while their father travels to Egypt. Locked away in separate rooms as punishment by their ruthless grandmother, the Linnets feel at once that their new life is unbearable—and decide to make their escape—out of the house, out of the garden and into the village...

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A Crazy Day With Cobras by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
The New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series is back!But with the magic tree house comes terrible news: Merlin’s beloved penguin, Penny, has been put under a spell! Jack and Annie must find four things to break the spell. The first is a rare and precious emerald...

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A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
A spirited holiday mission!The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time to the foggy streets of Victorian London, where they must help Charles Dickens. But the famous author has everything he could possibly want. How are they supposed to help him? It's not until Mr. Dickens rescues them from being thrown in jail that they discover his secret past and the sad memories that haunt him...

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Crushed by Clifford Riley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Ian Kabra has an embarrassing secret. It's not that he once accidentally ate at Burger King. It's not that he still has his childhood teddy bear, Mr Buttons. It's that he can't stop thinking about a certain grubby American orphan...

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Eve of the Emperor Penguin by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
JACK AND ANNIE continue their quest for the secrets of happiness--secrets they need to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven't visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren place? Only the penguins know for sure . .

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Night of the New Magicians by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
· 19 ratings
Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a mysterious mission to Paris, France, over a 100 years ago. There they must find four magicians and give them an urgent message from Merlin himself. When Jack and Annie land in Paris, they make their way to the 1889 World’s Fair. Below the Eiffel Tower, built especially for the fair, there are thousands of exhibits from all over the world...

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Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
· 19 ratings
JACK AND ANNIE are on a mission to save Merlin from his sorrows! Charged with finding the second of four secrets of happiness, the brother-and-sister team travel back in the magic tree house to the period known as the Renaissance. This time, Jack and Annie will need more than a research book and a magic wand. They'll need help from one of the greatest minds of all time...

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Dogs in the Dead of Night by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
· 27 ratings
Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Beware of avalanches! When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time to the highest pass in the Swiss Alps, they discover an ancient monastery filled with monks and Saint Bernard dogs. Annie can’t resist offering to train a wild young dog named Barry...

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Abe Lincoln At Last! by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
· 26 ratings
Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Are you ready for a presidential adventure? Jack and Annie are! They are trying to get a special feather that will help save Merlin’s baby penguin, Penny. When the magic tree house whisks them back to Washington, D.C...

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Isle of Swords by Wayne Thomas Batson
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
A young lad awakens on an island, alone and brutally injured, with no memory of his past. Captain Declan Ross searched for riches that will free him and his headstrong daughter, Anne, from the piracy business forever . . . Bartholomew Thorne, an infamously ruthless pirate, seeks to destroy Ross and any who stand in his way of the legendary treasure hidden by a mysterious order of monks...

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Lost in Babylon by Peter Lerangis
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
· 30 ratings
The adventure continues as Jack and his friends travel to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in the pulse-pounding second title in the Seven Wonders series.With Marco gone and the first Loculus lost, Jack, Cass, and Ally are no closer to saving themselves (or the world) than when they first arrived at the Karai Institute...

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Der weiße Wanderer by Ralf Isau
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Born in 1900, David Camden lived for 100 years, and this series of four fantasy novels uses his life to recount the achievements of the 20th century through fantasy worlds, ancient myths, sagas, and legends. Camden's life mission is to oppose The Twilight Circlepica de un hombre contra fuerzas antiguas y poderosas...

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Britfield and the Lost Crown by C.R. Stewart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Britfield & the Lost Crown is the first book in a thrilling seven-part series for middle school and young adult readers. It will inspire children to engage both their creativity and their critical thinking skills as they encounter actual places, authentic characters, and exciting but realistic events in seventeen action-packed chapters...

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Time of Trial by Michael Pryor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
In the fourth book of this utterly addictive series, magical genius Aubrey Fitzwilliam is heading deep into the heart of enemy territoryluckily, with his friends by his side It may look like a simple wire device, but the Beccaria Cage could be the cure for Aubrey's condition: a way to reunite his body and soul. But can Aubrey solve its mysteries while Dr...

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Word of Honour by Michael Pryor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Sinister plots, schemes within schemes, magical upheavals, and a world to save from evil. As always, Aubrey goes looking for trouble--and finds it, in spades.Magical genius Aubrey Fitzwilliam, along with his loyal friend George, is trying to immerse himself in his new life at university. But for Aubrey life is never straightforward...

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Wormwood Mire by Judith Rossell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
This spine-tingling sequel to Withering-by-Sea sees Stella sent away to the moldering old family estate, where she discovers two odd cousins—and a mystery.Eleven-year-old Stella Montgomery has always wondered about her family...

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Rose and the Magician's Mask by Holly Webb
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A precious mask of unimaginable power has been stolen from the royal palace. Rose suspects that dark magicians are at work – and that danger looms...The race to stop the evil thieves will take Rose to the mysterious city of Venice, where nothing is quite what it seems..

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Rose and the Silver Ghost by Holly Webb
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Time has flown since Rose left the orphanage behind, and she loves her new family at Mr Fountain's magical house. But she still can't help wondering - what happened to her real family? Were they full of magic too, like her? Then Rose discovers a clue to the mystery: a silver mirror which once belonged to her mother. A mirror with a ghost..

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The Crowfield Demon by Pat Walsh
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
What lies beneath?Things are not right at Crowfield Abbey. The building has begun to crumble. And what Will finds beneath the floor of the side chapel is truly terrifying...

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